Eating My Way Through Costa Rica

I always joke that going to dinner with my family is the most difficult task in the world. My father refuses to eat a variety of foods from fish to mayonnaise, my sister is a strict vegetarian, and sadly, I’m not much easier to eat out with. Food has governed my life since I was a child as I was plagued with mysterious stomach aches and digestive problems that were only recently diagnosed as IBS. IBS, a chronic health condition, which required me to rule out a list of foods from my diet, most prominently: gluten.

Gallo pinto, beans and rice, is the national dish of Costa Rica, and luckily for me an amazing gluten free breakfast.

I knew that if I were to study abroad I would have to choose a country where wheat, the biggest source of gluten, was not an essential.

I love tacos made with corn tortillas!

Costa Rica appeared to be a perfect choice as rice and corn were plentiful replacements for wheat, and I couldn’t have predicted it better.